Stapeley Hill
Stapeley Hill is a sacred saddleback shaped hill in south-west Shropshire, near the village of Priestweston, not far from another landmark, Corndon Hill.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mitchell’s Fold and Hoarstones.
Mitchell’s Fold
Archaeological site
Photo: Dave Croker, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Mitchell's Fold is a Bronze Age stone circle in southwest Shropshire, located near the small village of White Grit on dry heathland at the southwest end of Stapeley Hill in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton, at a height of 1083 ft o.d.
Hoarstones
Archaeological site
Photo: Andrew Wood, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Hoarstones, or Hoar Stone Circle, is a stone circle in the civil parish of Chirbury with Brompton in the English county of Shropshire. The Hoarstones are part of a tradition of stone circle construction that spread throughout much of Britain, Ireland, and Brittany during the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Ages, over a period between 3300 and 900 BCE.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include White Grit and Middleton.
White Grit
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
White Grit is a small, scattered village beneath Corndon Hill in Powys, Wales, directly on the border with Shropshire. The nearby village of Priest Weston, despite being in England, actually lies to the west of White Grit.
Middleton
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Middleton is a scattered settlement in Shropshire with a chapel and a former schoolhouse. It was once much more populated but went into decline once mining ended in the area.
Meadowtown
Hamlet
Photo: Jonathan Billinger, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Meadowtown is a hamlet in west Shropshire, England, in the civil parish of Worthen with Shelve. Neighbouring hamlets include Marton, Ox Wood, Crest Wood, and Rorrington.
Stapeley Hill
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 1,322 feet
- Description: landmark
- Categories: geographical feature and landform
- Location: Chirbury with Brompton, Shropshire, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
52.58598° or 52° 35′ 10″ northLongitude
-3.01463° or 3° 0′ 53″ westElevation
1,322 feet (403 metres)Open location code
9C4RHXPP+94OpenStreetMap ID
node 902506204OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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